A motorist has failed in her appeal against conviction for threatening and abusing BBC presenter Jeremy Vine as he was cycling in west London last year.

Shanique Syrena Pearson, 22, was convicted in February of driving without reasonable consideration and using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour following her run-in with the Radio 2 presenter in August on Hornton Street.

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During the appeal hearing today (Tuesday) at Isleworth Crown Court, Mr Vine, who also presents shows including Crimewatch and Eggheads, denied trying to improve his media profile by exaggerating the road rage incident in Kensington .

Mr Vine says she also made a gun sign to him, leading to accusation from Pearson’s lawyer James O’Keeffe that Mr Vine had “racially stereotyped her as a black person” and was looking to “promote himself”.

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Jeremy Vine road rage case

Pearson, wearing a grey velour tracksuit and white trainers, admitted she used inappropriate language and pushed the bicycle, but said she did not assault him and simply wanted him to move out of the way of her car.

She also denied making a gun shape with her hand, saying she stuck her middle finger up at him and had felt threatened when he cycled up to the passenger window of her car.

She told the court: “I know he saw me put my middle finger up because he smiled so I know he’s not telling the truth about that.”

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Footage of the incident was uploaded to Mr Vine’s Facebook page where it was viewed by more than a million people. The court also heard it had received 15million views across the internet.

Pearson had also admitted driving without a valid licence on the day of the incident.

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